PARAFFIN WAX

Meaning of PARAFFIN WAX in English

paraffin in its solid state.

[ 1870-75 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

PARAFFIN WAX — noun see paraffin I, 1a
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PARAFFIN WAX — colourless or white, somewhat translucent, hard wax consisting of a mixture of solid straight-chain hydrocarbons ranging in melting point from …
Britannica English vocabulary
PARAFFIN WAX — noun [ U ] a soft white substance that is made from petroleum or coal, and is used especially for …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PARAFFIN WAX — твердый парафин твердый парафин
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PARAFFIN WAX — Парафин
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
PARAFFIN WAX — твёрдый парафин
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PARAFFIN WAX — твёрдый парафин
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
PARAFFIN WAX — твёрдый парафин
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
PARAFFIN WAX — твёрдый парафин
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
PARAFFIN WAX — твёрдый парафин
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
PARAFFIN WAX — твёрдый парафин
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
PARAFFIN WAX — _n. твердый парафин
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
PARAFFIN WAX — n. твердый парафин
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
PARAFFIN WAX — твёрдый парафин
Большой Англо-Русский словарь по нефти и газу
PARAFFIN WAX — Парафин
Британский Англо-Русский словарь
PARAFFIN WAX — твердый парафин твердый парафин
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
PARAFFIN — n [Chem.] paraffin, paraffine
Interlingua English vocab
PARAFFIN — parafine; (oil) petroleo
English interlingue dictionary
PARAFFIN — noun see: few Date: 1838 1. a waxy crystalline flammable substance obtained especially from distillates of wood, coal, petroleum, or …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
WAX — I Any of a class of pliable substances, organic compounds of animal, plant, mineral, or synthetic origin, less greasy, harder, …
Английский словарь Британика
PARAFFIN — Paraffin wax , a mixture of organic compounds traditionally derived from petroleum but also obtained synthetically. It usually consists of …
Английский словарь Британика
WAX — I. ˈwaks noun ( -es ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English wax, wex, from Old English weax; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PARAFFIN — I. ˈparəfə̇n also ˈper- noun also par·af·fine “ also -ˌfēn ( -s ) Etymology: German paraffin, from Latin parum too …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WAX — (v. i.) To pass from one state to another; to become; to grow; as, to wax strong; to wax warmer …
Английский словарь Webster
PARAFFIN — (n.) Alt. of Paraffine
Английский словарь Webster
WAX — ( v. i. ) To pass from one state to another; to become; to grow; as, to wax strong; to …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PARAFFIN — ( n. ) Alt. of Paraffine
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WAX — wax 1 — waxable , adj. — waxlike , adj. /waks/ , n. 1. Also called beeswax . a solid, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PARAFFIN — /par"euh fin/ , n. 1. a white or colorless, tasteless, odorless, water-insoluble, solid substance not easily acted upon by reagents, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PARAFFIN — n. white substance that resembles wax (used in the manufacturing of medical preparations and other products)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
WAX — I. ˈwaks noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English weax; akin to Old High German wahs wax, Lithuanian vaškas Date: …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PARAFFIN — noun Etymology: German, from Latin parum too little (akin to Greek pauros little, paid-, pais child) + affinis bordering on …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WAX — noun cerumen, or earwax. 2. wax ·noun a waxlike composition used by shoemakers for rubbing their thread. 3. wax ·noun …
Webster English vocab
PARAFFIN — noun ·alt. of paraffine.
Webster English vocab
PARAFFIN — ■ noun 1》 (also ~ wax ) chiefly Brit. a flammable waxy solid obtained by distilling petroleum or shale and …
Concise Oxford English vocab
WAX — [wax] n [ME, fr. OE weax; akin to OHG wahs wax, Lith vaskas] (bef. 12c) 1: a substance that is …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WAX — any of a class of pliable substances of animal, plant, mineral, or synthetic origin that differ from fats in being …
Britannica English vocabulary
PARAFFIN — paraffin BrE AmE ˈpær ə fɪn -fiːn, ˌ••ˈ•; § \ ˈpær əf ə n ˈper- ▶ ˈ paraffin wax, ˌ••• …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WAX — / wæks; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun [ U ] 1. a solid substance that is made from …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PARAFFIN — / ˈpærəfɪn; NAmE / (also ˈparaffin oil ) (both BrE ) ( NAmE kero·sene ) noun [ U ] a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WAX — I. wax 1 /wæks/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: weax ] 1 . a solid …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PARAFFIN — par ‧ af ‧ fin /ˈpærəfən, ˈpærəfɪn/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] [ Date: 1800-1900 ; Language: German ; Origin: Latin …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WAX — n. & v. --n. 1 a sticky plastic yellowish substance secreted by bees as the material of honeycomb cells; beeswax. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PARAFFIN — n. 1 an inflammable waxy or oily substance obtained by distillation from petroleum or shale, used in liquid form (also …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WAX — n. & v. n. 1 a sticky plastic yellowish substance secreted by bees as the material of honeycomb cells; beeswax. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PARAFFIN — n. 1 an inflammable waxy or oily substance obtained by distillation from petroleum or shale, used in liquid form (also …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WAX — 1. n. & v. --n. 1. a sticky plastic yellowish substance secreted by bees as the material of honeycomb cells; …
Oxford English vocab
PARAFFIN — n.1 an inflammable waxy or oily substance obtained by distillation from petroleum or shale, used in liquid form (also paraffin …
Oxford English vocab
WAX — ( waxes, waxing, waxed) 1. Wax is a solid, slightly shiny substance made of fat or oil which is used …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PARAFFIN — 1. Paraffin is a strong-smelling liquid which is used as a fuel in heaters, lamps, and engines. ( mainly BRIT; …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PARAFFIN — 1. Paraffin is a strong-smelling liquid which is used as a fuel in heaters, lamps, and engines. (mainly BRIT; in …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
WAX
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PARAFFIN — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES an oil/kerosene/paraffin lamp (= lamps that you light with a flame ) ▪ The large …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WAX — n. Any of a class of pliable substances, organic compounds of animal, plant, mineral, or synthetic origin, less greasy, harder, …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
PARAFFIN — n. Paraffin wax , a mixture of organic compounds traditionally derived from petroleum but also obtained synthetically. It usually consists …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
WAX — Synonyms and related words : accrue, accumulate, advance, aluminum oxide, ambergris, anoint, antifriction, appreciate, augment, auto polish, balloon, bear fruit, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
PARAFFIN — Noun. A tramp, vagrant. Rhyming slang on paraffin lamp.
Slang English vocab
PARAFFIN — noun Paraffin is used before these nouns: ↑ heater , ↑ lamp , ↑ oil
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
WAX — I 1. сущ. 1) воск ( пчелиный - beeswax или искусственный/минеральный со сходными свойствами) wax candle ≈ восковая свеча mineral …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PARAFFIN — 1. сущ. 1) хим. парафин 2) керосин Syn : kerosene 2. гл. обрабатывать парафином парафин - liquid * парафиновое масло …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
WAX — wax.ogg _I 1. wæks n 1. 1> (пчелиный) воск 2> минеральный воск, озокерит 3> парафин 2. ушная сера 3. мазь …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PARAFFIN — 1. ʹpærəfın n 1. парафин paraffin liquid - парафиновое масло 2. керосин 2. ʹpærəfın v покрывать или пропитывать парафином
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
WAX — 1) воск || вощить 2) парафин || парафинировать 3) модельная восковая масса ( для изготовления форм по выплавляемым моделям ) …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
PARAFFIN — 1) парафин 2) мн. ч. парафины, алканы, предельные [насыщенные] углеводороды 3) англ. керосин • - average paraffins - free paraffin …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь

Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

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